In October 2007, I wanted to get an iPhone. However, the 8GB of storage seemed a little small for me for all of the music I listen to. So knowing that Apple usually updates products in January at the MacWorld conference, I decided to wait until then.
Thus, January rolls around and Steve Jobs offers only software updates for the iPhone. At this point, I was really tired of waiting and was not ready to sit around until June for Apple to launch a 16GB model. So on January 17, S.Rod and I bought ourselves iPhones as birthday gifts to each other (call it the Capricorn Infinity Gift Loop). We have enjoyed them a lot and it has helped us communicate more, since I hated carrying both my iPod and phone. Usually the phone ended up in my Freitag bag.
Anyway, the point of the story is that while we were buying the iPhones, I asked the salesman what happens if Apple releases the 16GB next week. He stated that we could return them within 14 days and only pay a $40 restocking fee. That return period ended on January 31.
On February 5th, Apple released the 16GB iPhone. Insert string of curse words here.
In the end, I would have been better off buying back in October when I originally wanted it, and I would have had the iPhone all this time. But in trying so hard to not get burned by inevitable technology upgrades, I ended up getting cremated.
Classic Sahm luck at its best. So it goes. Cheers.
Josh Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 12:02 amVisit Josh
Yeah, I was pissed… for a second. Then I saw you had to pay the extra $100 for the larger storage and it wasn’t that big of a deal to me. My iPhone in no way replaces my iPod so I wouldn’t have paid for the extra 8 GB anyway.
Sorry you got hosed. Technology.
Mark Sahm Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 10:43 amVisit Mark Sahm
Josh— when traveling into Manhattan by multiple trains, you need to be economical about how much crap you carry. As long as I never take my iPhone out of my pocket, my electronics are less visible to those muggers from Law & Order that you’re afraid of.